The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
REV, DR.. TAlMAGE.
TIE BROOKLYN DIyINE's SUN.
DAY SERMON
Gubjcot, "The Tempest

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Christ Sitting The tempest
Tiberias, Galilee GenneSaret-threo names
for the same lake. No other gem ever had so
beautiful a setting, ltlay in scene of great
mxurancc; the surrounding hills high, ter
raced, slopoi, grovct, so many hanging gpr.
iens of beauty tbo Waters rtimbling down
hetwee, rocks 6f gray and red limestone;
flashing from the hills aud bounding into the
sea, On the shore We're castles, armed towers,
Roman baths, everything attractive; all
styles OF vegetat on in shorter space than in
almost any other space in all the world, from
the palm-trcc OF the tropics N tile tfeeS of
vigorous climate
1t seemed as If the Lord had launched ono
wave of beauty on all the scene and IL hung
and swung from rock and hill and oleander.
Roman gentlemen in pleasure boats sailing
The lake and the cotntrymen in tish-smacks
coming down TO drop their nets niss each
other with nod and shout and laughter, or
swinging Idly at the + moorings, Oh, what q
WONDERFUL what an enchanting lakel
II seems rs il we shall have u quiet night
Not leaf winSc in tho air; not ripple
wrins'ed the face of Gennesaret; but there
seems to be a little excitement up tho beach,
and we hasten TO SEQ what il is and we find it
an emharkatioh.
From the western shore fotilla pushing
out; not u squadron of deadly armament, nor
clipper with valuable merchandise, nor
pirate vessels ready to destroy everything
they could seize; but q lot;lla, bearing
messengers of life, and light, and peace
Christ is in the front boat Many OF His
disciples are following in smaller boats Jesus
weary with much speaking to large multi
t2d1s, Is put into somno.ence by the rocking
Of the waves, Ii there was any motion at
AL the ship was easily righted il
m kastva. Il -.
larhoarl, CT from lnrhoard to staIboard the
boat would rock, and by the gentleness of the
mo ion putting The Master asleep. And they
aheml o lied a pillow made out Of a fisher
mans coat think no sooner is Christ pros
tratc, and His head touches the pillow, than
He is sound asleep. The brcezos OF the lake
run their fingers through the locks of the
w0ra sleeper, and the boat rises and falls like
sleeping child on the bosom Of sleeping
mother
Calm night, starry night, beautiful night
Fun ny nj the sails ply AL the oars, and let
The large boat and the smaller boats glide
over tha gentle Gennesaret. But the sailors
say there is S"inG 10 bc change of weather.
Ana even the passengers can hear the moan
niS OF the storm, as it comes on with great
stride, AMI all the terrors of hurricane and
iarknesS. The large boat trembles like
deer at bay among the clangor of the hounds;
great patches OF foam are flung into the air.
the s;uls of the vessel loosen and tapped by
the wind crack like pistols: the smaller boats,
liko petres, poiSe ON the cliff OF the waves and
then plunge
Overheard go cargo, tackling, and masts,
and the drenchcd disciples rush into the back
part OF the boat and lay hold of Christ, and
say unto him: Master, carest Thou not that
we parish! That great parsonage lifts His
head from the pillow of the fsherman's coat,
walks to the front of the vessel, and looks
out INTO the storm. All around Him are the
smaller boats, driven in the tempest, and
through 1t comes the cry of drowning men.
by the flash of the lightning | see the calm
brow of Christ as the spray dropped from his
oeard. lie has one word for the sky and an
other for the waves. Looking upward He
cries: Peace" Looking downward He says:
BE still.n
The waves fall fiat on their faces, the foam
melts, the extinguiShed stars re-light their
torcnes The tempest falls dead, and Christ
stand with His right foot on the neck of the
storm. And while the sailors are bailing out
the boats, and while they are trying to un.
tangle the cordage, the disciples stand in
amazement, now looking into the calm sea,
then into the calm sky, then into the calm
Savlours countenance, and they cry out:
What manner of man is this, that even the
winds and tie sea obey HIM.
The subject in the first place impre ses me
have Christ in the ship; for all those boats
would have gone to the bottom of Gennesaret
II Christ had not been present. Oh, what a
lesson Tor you and for ME to learn, Wemust
always have Christ in the ship. Whatever
voyage we undertake, into whatever enter
prise we start, let us always have Christ in
the ship. Many OF you in these days of
revived commerce are starting out in new
financial enterprises. ! bid you good cheer
Do all you can do. DO it on as high plane as
possible. You have no Eight to be a
stoker in the ship ii you can be an
admiral Of the navy. You have
no right to be n colonel of regiment if you
can command brigade; you have NO right
to be engineer Of boat on the North River,
or near the coast, ii you can take the ocean
steamer from New York to Liverpool All
you can do with utmost tension of body,
mind, and soul, you are tound to do; but oh
nave Christ in every enterprise, Christ in
every voyage, Christ in every ship.
There are men here who asked God to help
them at the start of great enterprises. He
has been with them in the past; no trouble
can overthrow them; the storms might come
down from the top of Mount Hermon, and
lash Gennesaret into foam and into agony,
but it could not hurt them
hut here is another man who starts out in
worldly enterprise, ami he depends upon the
uncertainties of this life He has no God to
hep him. After a while the storm comes
ana losses on the masts OF the ship: he puts
out his lifeboat and the long the
sheriff and the auctioneer try to help him of
they can't help him off he must go down. nc
| Christ in the ship. Here are young men just
starting out in life. Your life will be made
| up OF sunshine and shadow. There may be
IL it arctic blasts, or tropical tornadoes;
Know not what is before you, but know il
you have Christ with you all shall be well.
You may seem to get along without the
religion OF Christ while everything goes
smoothly, but after while, when sorrow
hovers over the soul, when the waves of trial
dash clear over the hurricane deck, and the
decks are crowded with piratical disasters
oh, what would you do then without Chris,
IN the ship! Young man. take God for your
| portion, tod for your guide, God for your
help; then all is well; all is well for time
all shall be well forever. Blessed is that man
who puts in the Lord his trust. He shall
never be confounded
| But my subject also impresses me with the
fact that when people start to follow Christ
they must not expect smooth sailing.
| These disciples got into the small boats, and
! have no doubt they said "What a beauti-
| full day this is! What a smooth sea- What
| bright sky this is! How delightful
| is sailing this boatl and as for the
waves under the keel of the boat, why
| they only make the motion of our little boat
the more delightful But when the winds
| swept down, and the sea was tossed into
wrath, then they found that following Christ
was not smooth sailing. So you have found
it; so have found it. Did you ever notice
the end of the life of the apostles of jesus
| Christ. You would say if ever men ouyh,
to have had a smooth life, smooth depart
ure, then those men, the disciples of Jesus
Christ, ought to have had such departure
and such life.
ST. James lost his head st. Philip was
hung on pillar st. Matthew had his life
dashed out with halbert st. Mark wa.
| dragged to death through the streets. st
James the Less was beaten to death with q
fuller's club. St Thomas was struck through
with spear. They did not find following
Christ smooth sailing. Oh, how they were
all tossed in the tempest! John Huss in thu
fire, Hugh Mckail in the hour of martyr
dom, the Albgenses the Waldenses. the
Scotch Covenanters-did they find it smooth
sailing.
But why go to history when l can com,
into this audience to-day and find a score o
illustrations of the truth of this subject. Tha
young man in the store trying to serve God,
while his employer SCOTS at Christianity, tn,
| young men in the same store antagonistic t.
the Christian religion, teasing him, torment
ing him about his religion, trying to get hin
mad. They succeed in getting him mad, say
ing: you're pretty Christian" Does thi